Re: Carlos Tevez
I know lots have been said about the guy and understandably so with such talent on one side and such a volatile personality on the other. However I find myself in a quandary - do I forgive or not forgive? Is it moral to forgive or moral to not forgive in this instance....?
Well I am not religious but have always (eventually) forgiven people, this seems the correct position in my life as I have needed to be forgiven many times myself in the past (who hasn't?). We are all capable of acting strangely at times and in an unacceptable manner but should we not forgive people so long as they repent? - This is probably the crux of the matter in hand as how do we know if the repentant has truly repented? How can we ever know? We only go off instincts and educated guesses but in this instance, educated guesses on our part and even our instincts are so far removed from the location of the problem that in reality we are all sat well and truly in the dark.
Displays like today tug at my heart strings as I have still retained some feelings of love for the little scamp (had to laugh at the golf swing) but there is obvious resistance to these feelings. Now the question is do I (or we if anyone feels similar) forgive or hold firm in our anger - now if we are only forgiving him because it suits us - as he's a great player then maybe it is immoral to forgive him. On the other hand if we are only not forgiving him because of the anger in our hearts then this could equally be construed to be just as immoral of an act as the first.
If we forgive him because this is the way we work with our families and friends on other matters then I think it is right to forgive him, even if we hold onto caution.
I dont know.....maybe I will forgive him but reluctantly and warily, I loved seeing him score today and the work rate that is always there for all to see....that much I am certain off.
